Carrying bag



l Feb. 23, 1932. r J E BUDD 1,846,542

CARRYING BAG Filed Sept. 29, 1928 E VMM.

/4 TTURA/Ev/ Patented Feb. 23, 1932 PATENT OFFICE .'IALMIES E. BUDD, OFBATTLE GROUND, WASHINGTON CARRYING BAG Application fil-ed September 29,1928. Serial No. 309,332.

This invention relates generally to carrying bags and particularly to afoldable form thereof.

The main object of this invention is to pro- 6 vide an exceedinglysimple and eficient form of carrying bag which will at once be neat inappearance, provide a maximum amount of space, and will stand in an openposition, if desired, or remain in a closed position, if

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The second object is to so construct the bag that the maximum amount ofstrength will be obtained from the material used in its construction,and also that the bag will have l5 a fiat bottom, making it possible toset it on a plane surface without having it falling over.

These, and other objects, will become more apparent from thespecification following .as illustrated in the accompanying drawings, in

which:

Figure -1 is a perspective view of the bag showing it in an openposition. -Figure 2 is a vertical section taken along the line 2-2 inFigure 1. Figure 3 is a section taken along the line 3--3 in Figure 2.Figure 4 is a section taken along the line 4-4 in Figure 1. Figure 5 isa perspective view of the device showing same in a closed position.

Figure 6 is a perspective view of the bag showing same in a foldedposition. Flgure 7 is a perspective view of the false bottom employedtherein.

Similar numbers of reference refer to similar parts throughout theseveral views.

bag is preferably made of oblong shape, and consists of the front andrear sides 10, the ends 11 and the bottom 12. The ends 11 are providedwith the diagonal creases 13 and the vertical crease 14, while thehorizontal creases 15 and 16 extend entirely around the sides 10 and 11.

The upper ed es of the sides 10 are pro .ided with the sti reinforcingmembers 16A to which are secured the handles 17. One handle 17 isprovided with a wire cross tie 18, the purpose of which will beexplainedlater. For larger sizes of the bag it is desirable to provide afalse-bottom 19 of heavy cardboard or other material and havmg the end'is opened, as shown in Figure 1, with the end Referring in detail tothe drawings, they flaps 20 which extend upwardly against the innersides of the ends 11 when the bag is in use.

The bag itself can be made out of any suitable material, ranging frompaper to fabric or imitation leather depending upon the quality of thearticle being made and the particular purpose for which it is intended.

In use when it is desired to fill the bag it flaps 20 turned up. When itis desired to close the bag, one handle 17 is slipped through the otherhandle 17 below'its cross tie 18 which causes the sides 10 and 11 toassume the shape shown in Figure 5 by bending along their respectivecreases 13, 14 and 16, giving the bag a neat appearance and makin itable to stand up wherever placed and at t e same time providing themaximum amount of strength by distributing the load carried over theentire surface of the sides 10.

The shape of the false bottom 19 causes its edges 21 to be supported bythe sides 10 whereas the edges 22 of the false bottom 19 are stifened bythe end flaps 20.

With the smaller sizes of bag the false bottom 19 may be omittedentirely if desired.

When desiringto fold the bag, as shown in Figure 6, it is -onlynecessary to fold down Ythe end aps 20 which allows the bag to collapseand fold along the creased lines 13, 14, 15 and 16'permitting it to foldinto a very small space compared with the capacity of the bag itself. yv

I' am aware that many forms of carryin 85 bags have -been constructed inthe past; E therefore, do not intend to cover such devices as broadlybut I do intend to cover all suchforms and modifications thereof as fallfairly in the appended claims.

I claim:

1. A carrying bag having a pair of handles attached to the open endthereof, one of said handles having a cross tie attached theretoparallel to the edge of the bag between which and the edge of the bagthe opposite handle may be passed for the purpose of holding the sidesof said bag in a closed position.-

2. A carrying bag consisting of a flexible container having relativelystraight side members and creased end members, having reinforced edgesat the to of said straight side members, each of sai reinforced membershaving a handle attached thereto and one of said handles having a crosstie between which tie and its adjacent reinforced edge the oppositehandle may -be passed for the purpose of holding said reinforced edgestogether.

3. A carrying bag of rectangular shape having the sides thereof dividedinto three superimposed sections by means of creases, each lovvermostand uppermost end section having diagonal creases extending from thelovvermost corner` thereof to the uppermost middle portion of thesection, the middle and uppermost end sections being further divided byan upright crease extending from the bottom of the middle section to thetop of the upper section, the top edges of the. uppermost side membershaving longitudinal sti'ening means therein, and a false bottom memberhaving upturned ends adapted to reinforce the ends of said ba J S E.BUDD.

